good knight, setteth himself forth of his uncle's hermitage and was made of himself. King Hermit was one day gone into the forest, and and through distress of the evil that he had had since he came forth of heart began to swell of knighthood, and he minded him of the adventures the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. in his heart and lustiness in his limbs and fainness in his thought. Right soon armeth he himself and setteth the saddle on his horse and cometh into a launde that was right spacious, and seeth a leafy tree Hermit the good King had given him the name of Parluifet, for that he sweetness grant that there be a knight with that horse, so may I prove the house of King Fisherman, was he confessed to his uncle and told him of what lineage he was, and that his name was Perceval. But the good three times, and right glad was he thereof and said: "Ha, God, of your wont to meet, and never was he so fain of arms as was he at that time, for that he had been sojourning so long within doors. He felt courage TITLE I. that was at the head of the launde. He alighteth in the shadow, and Widow Lady sojourned still with his uncle King Pelles in the hermitage, he wont to find in the forest and of the damsels and knights that he This high history and profitable witnesseth us that the son of the thinketh to himself that two knights might joust on this bit of ground fair and well, for the place was right broad. And, even as he was the good knight Parluifet felt himself sounder of health and lustier than he wont to be. He heard the birds sing in the forest, and his entereth into the forest that was broad and shady. He rideth until he thinking on this wise, he heard a horse neigh full loud in the forest mounteth forthwith. He prayeth God give him adventure that he may meet